Etymology

immunobiology

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Today it means: The branch of biology that deals with the biological effects of the immune system Full definition →

English biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  15. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  16. New Latinbiologia
  17. Englishbiology
  18. English todayimmunobiology

From immuno- + biology.

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